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State should revive plans for memorial

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When I read the Tuesday Dispatch article “Holocaust memorial might be delayed,” a cold chill ran
down my spine.

It’s been awhile, but last I heard Ohio was going to have such a memorial, and it would be
the first in our nation. I was born and raised in Ohio. I like it here and love America.

It made me proud, because Gov. John Kasich got it right. But now the project is being held up
by former state Sen. Richard Finan, because he says it won't fit with the Civil War-era decor.
Finan was one of 14 people and the only one to vote the wrong way.

I often remember how difficult it was when America's Vietnam veterans tried to get something
done, there was always some who failed to understand.

On the east side of the Statehouse, the great state of Ohio got it right when they gave our
citizens the Ohio Veterans Plaza.

I'm not Jewish, but I am a veteran. I served in the Army in the United States and Germany.

Finan should resign from the Capital Square Review and Advisory Board; his nonsense leaves a
bad taste in my mouth. Appoint another good American, and let’s get this memorial built before all
survivors are dead.